tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11986299510374942952016-12-08T08:11:39.675-05:00Mostly Harmlessfor funThe Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3622125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-15033257646392333292016-08-21T09:35:00.000-04:002016-08-21T09:35:09.797-04:00Ralph Nader endorses "We Need a Department of Peace"<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“…very important little paperback…a pragmatic argument for a department of peace…”</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stc4blues/28519031646/in/dateposted/" title="Nader and Peace Book 1x1"><img alt="Nader and Peace Book 1x1" height="450" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8890/28519031646_1015c5b932.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo courtesy of The Lakeville Journal.</i><br /><i><br /></i><a href="https://ralphnaderradiohour.com/waging-peacetax-havens/"><span style="font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nader's radio interview with Charlie Keil.</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h2 style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, in the Twitterersphere:</h2></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/hipbonegamer">@hipbonegamer</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bbenzon">@bbenzon</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/zenpundit">@zenpundit</a>&nbsp;I like what George Will said about this years ago: we have several institutes of peace: USMA, USNA&amp; USAFA</div><div style="text-align: center;">— Timothy Furnish, PhD (@Occidentaljihad)&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Occidentaljihad/status/757886933456400386">July 26, 2016</a></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/bbenzon">@bbenzon</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hipbonegamer">@hipbonegamer</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/zenpundit">@zenpundit</a>&nbsp;Either way, what they do is far more useful than the abstract, chimerical "study of peace."</div><div style="text-align: center;">— Timothy Furnish, PhD (@Occidentaljihad)&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Occidentaljihad/status/757895464410681345">July 26, 2016</a></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/bbenzon">@bbenzon</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hipbonegamer">@hipbonegamer</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/zenpundit">@zenpundit</a>&nbsp;Right. Because the US has done so poorly in conflict the last 230 years.</div><div style="text-align: center;">— Timothy Furnish, PhD (@Occidentaljihad)&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Occidentaljihad/status/757906152587792384">July 26, 2016</a></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/bbenzon">@bbenzon</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hipbonegamer">@hipbonegamer</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/zenpundit">@zenpundit</a>&nbsp;No one said anything about "bombing the world." Stop putting words into my mouth, er, Tweets.</div><div style="text-align: center;">— Timothy Furnish, PhD (@Occidentaljihad)&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Occidentaljihad/status/757907735899811840">July 26, 2016</a></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Occidentaljihad">@Occidentaljihad</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hipbonegamer">@hipbonegamer</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/zenpundit">@zenpundit</a>&nbsp;What else have we got? Our ground game is not working. It's blowing us back to the Middle Ages.</div><div style="text-align: center;">— Bill Benzon (@bbenzon)&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bbenzon/status/757908508935385088">July 26, 2016</a></div></blockquote><br /><br />Purchase at Amazon.com (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Department-Peace-Everybodys/dp/1627874305/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1469538466&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=we+need+a+department+of+peace" target="_blank">paperback</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Department-Peace-Everybodys-ebook/dp/B01IC02C3C/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_2?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=YZA6S5SX2J3726ERDHX3#nav-subnav" target="_blank">Kindle</a>), or Barnes and Noble (<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/we-need-a-department-of-peace-william-l-benzon/1124035000?ean=9781627874304" target="_blank">paperback</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/we-need-a-department-of-peace-william-l-benzon/1124088543?ean=2940156796410" target="_blank">NOOK Book</a>).Bill Benzonhttps://plus.google.com/109643733318193119834noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2016/08/ralph-nader-endorses-we-need-department.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-91681356036041722182016-08-21T09:31:00.000-04:002016-08-21T09:31:27.942-04:00A Young Girl Rocks Out on Keyboard – Do You Think She Hit a Golf Ball?<div style="text-align: justify;">Dan Everett posted shared this on his Facebook page and I thought I’d say a few words about her playing. I managed to find it on YouTube:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="253" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/te98tDk3u3Q" width="450"></iframe> <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The commenters there identify the piece as Sonatina in D Major, Op 36, No 6 by Muzio Clementi. I wouldn’t have guessed that, but then, I simply don’t know Clementi. But that’s irrelevant.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I want to talk about her playing. Actually, I want to talk about how she uses her body. She plays with her body, as any halfway decent musician does. Look at how her upper body moves once she’s underway. That’s not merely a matter of moving her arms back and forth in front of the keyboard, it is some of that. It’s mostly keeping the groove and it’s setting the muscle tone in which her arms and fingers make the more differentiated movements that activate the keys.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Look, hear how strong her left hand is at 0:22 as she walks it back and forth. She’s leaning into it. And again at 0:34. Meanwhile the right hand is playing scalar figures.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The hands punctuate together at roughly 0:40, marking a turning point in the music. Listen to the left hand chords at 0:54, which are repeated an octave lower at 0:58 – well, not really repeated. But similar chordal figures, and she digs in. The young lady has a firm grasp of the piece’s structure and it comes out especially in her left hand. Hands together at 1:01. Look at/listen to her left hand just before the page turn and then hands together 1:05-1:09.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now we move to the next section of the piece (I’m sure there’s a technical name for it, but I don’t know it). The left hand just keeps thumping away on a static figure – little or no motion up or down – while the right hand diddles the scalar melodic figures. And now an excursion into minor territory at 1:28. The left hand heads to the basement at 1:34.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She really digs in (left hand) 1:38-1:42, and then backs off on the volume (watch her body here), a short break and back to the beginning at 1:44.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The power at 2:04, 2:13, 2:15. Then she backs off. Watch hands and body at the end, 2:40-2:44.</div>Bill Benzonhttps://plus.google.com/109643733318193119834noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-young-girl-rocks-out-on-keyboard-do.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-8074077032520696222016-07-08T10:18:00.000-04:002016-07-08T10:18:01.363-04:00Guccifer 2.0 Google Search Result WeirdnessesHow is it possible that a few posts scattered here at&nbsp;<a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2016/07/this-is-about-guccifer-20-not-golf.html">Mostly Harmless</a> and on some of&nbsp;<a href="http://ovsc.blogspot.com/2016/07/this-is-test-of-googles-capacity-to.html">my</a> <a href="http://citizense.blogspot.com/2016/07/this-is-guccifer-20-test-of-google.html">other</a> blogs last night led to their being more easily findable on google than anything <a href="http://inevitahillary.blogspot.com/">Studio Dongo</a> has posted on Guccifer 2.0 over the last several weeks? &nbsp;Anyone who understands google search algorithms better than me, please feel free to respond!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2016/07/guccifer-20-google-search-result.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-76844203798221726962016-07-07T23:08:00.000-04:002016-07-07T23:08:20.700-04:00This Is about Guccifer 2.0, not GolfQuick questions to my remaining readers:<br /><br /><ul><li>are you aware of the Guccifer 2.0 story?</li><li>have you been trying to follow it?</li><li>have you been able to find any good sources on it through google searches?</li></ul><br />Just to be clear, I had not been aware of or following the story until one of my best friends&nbsp;<a href="http://inevitahillary.blogspot.com/2016/06/crowdstrikeguccifer-20fbisabu.html">started blogging about it in mid-June</a>. &nbsp;As he's been writing about his experiences going down that particular rabbit hole, I've started looking for other sources. &nbsp;Not very hard, to be sure. &nbsp;And I know that I've been on leave from blogging for awhile, but what ever happened to google's blog search? &nbsp;Back in the bad old days, I was at least able to find a wide range of voices on almost any topic, no matter how obscure. &nbsp;But when I search "Guccifer 2.0" on google, I get nothing interesting or new. &nbsp;If I didn't know about&nbsp;<a href="http://inevitahillary.blogspot.com/2016/06/guccifer-20-and-corporate-medias.html">posts like this</a>, I would never be able to find them.<br /><br />There's got to be more out there, right? &nbsp;Are you there, google? &nbsp;It's me, The Constructivist.<br /><br />This will have been a test of the google search system. &nbsp;This will have been only a test.The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2016/07/this-is-about-guccifer-20-not-golf.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-74721533888873212432015-12-09T18:51:00.001-05:002015-12-09T18:55:42.770-05:00For All Your LPGA News<h4><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">This website has not been active for some time now. I don't know when or if the Constructivist will be posting here again.</span></span></h4><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><h4><span style="font-size: large;">You can get all all your LPGA information, including:<br />1- All tournament previews<br />2- Up to date statistics<br />3- Breaking News<br />4- Much much more</span></h4><h4><span style="font-size: large;">At the following link:</span></h4><h4><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/">http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/</a></span></h4><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div align='center'><a href='http://www.free-website-hit-counter.com'><img src='http://www.free-website-hit-counter.com/c.php?d=5&id=86713&s=24' border='0' title='free website hit counter'></a><br / ><small><a href='http://www.free-website-hit-counter.com' title="free website hit counter">Free website hit counter</a></small></div>Tony Jesselli (Tonyj5)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10928776936875684588noreply@blogger.com1http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2015/12/for-all-your-lpga-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-56770642926782023992014-12-23T14:50:00.002-05:002014-12-23T14:50:41.894-05:00Fredonia's Got Talent!Apologies to my regular readers for taking this mini-sabbatical from Mostly Harmless! &nbsp;Probably the main reason I've been too busy to blog has been all the extra time I've been putting into meeting with my students this past month to consult with them on their critical essays and final research projects. &nbsp;Although most of them chose not to do web authoring projects, a good number did; here are links to their work:<div><ul><li>Alexandra Atseff, <a href="http://harrypotterbooktofilmcomparison.weebly.com/">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: &nbsp;Book to Film</a> [blog]</li><li>Aubrey Cunningham, <a href="http://thoughtsaboutfantasyfiction.blogspot.com/">Fantasy Fiction</a> [blog]</li><li>Halie Degnan, <a href="http://fantasyfictionworlds.webs.com/">Alternate Worlds</a> [web site]</li><li>Paige Jones, <a href="http://fairytaleseamer.blogspot.com/">Fairy Tale Seamstress</a> [blog on making of fairy tale dress for character in her fairy tale revision of Beauty and the Beast]</li><li>Jessica Krajacic and Skylar Pratt, <a href="http://fantasyfictionfinal.blogspot.com/">Fantasy Fiction and the Harry Potter Generation</a> [blog]</li><li>Kyle Roof, <a href="http://youtu.be/iRQPToqJcVY">Harry Potter vs. LotR vs. GoT--Fantasy Fiction Club</a>&nbsp;[live-action on youtube]</li><li>Rhiannon Vercant, <a href="http://vimeo.com/113977236">A Neapolitan Cinderella in Oz</a>&nbsp;[animation on vimeo]</li><li>Ashley Weinheimer, <a href="http://allmagictimeline.blogspot.com/">History of Magic School</a> [blog]</li><li>Kristal Zarczynski, <a href="http://fantasyfictionsampleblog.blogspot.com/">Fantasy Blog</a> [blog]</li></ul></div><div>Please check 'em out while you're waiting for me to finish grading!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>[cross-posted at <a href="http://sfatsf.blogspot.com/">sf@SF</a> and <a href="http://citizense.blogspot.com/">Citizen of Somewhere Else</a>]</i></div>The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/12/fredonias-got-talent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-27095706069110411522014-12-04T17:38:00.000-05:002014-12-08T18:40:35.112-05:00LPGA Q-School ResultsAs most of you already know, the LPGA is holding its final phase of Q-School this week.<br /><div><br /></div><div>With the Constructivist up to his neck in snow and work, I would like to reprint this from <a href="http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/">Tony's LPGA Report</a>.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">Update - Monday 12/8/14</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">Karlin Beck made a 75 foot chip shot on the 5th playoff hole of the day and the 11th in total, dating back to Sunday night, to earn the final Category 12 LPGA Card. Casey Grice was eliminated on the 10th playoff hole, and Stephanie Meadow was eliminated by Beck's chip shot on the 11th playoff hole.</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: inherit;">Both Meadow and Grice have earned Category 17 LPGA Cards. Grice was the first round leader. Meadow, who finished third in the 2014 U.S. Open, figures to get a number of sponsor exemptions. She will have ample opportunities to improve her status during the LPGA reshuffles.&nbsp;</span></b><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: inherit;">Update - Sunday 12/7/14</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Believe it or not, they have finished 5 rounds and 90 holes and it is still not over!</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>When 90 holes were completed there were 7 players tied for the 18th spot. Only 3 players of those 7 can get a fully exempt category 12 playing card, so they went to a 3 hole playoff. After that playoff only one player was eliminated, so on and on they went. After a few more playoff holes 2 more players got in, leaving 3 players fighting for one spot. Of course it got dark. They will continue tomorrow morning.</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Here is the list of the 19 players that have earned full time playing&nbsp;privileges in 2015:</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>1- Allison Lee -10</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>1- Mingee Lee -10</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>3- Ariya Jutanugarn - 9</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>3- Maria Hernandez - 9</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>5- Ryann O'Toole -8</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>6- Simin Feng - 7</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>6- Ha Na Jang -7 (Incredibly, she shot an 80 today and still got in)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>9- Kelly Shon - 6</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>9- Nanette Hill -6</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>11- Cheyenne Woods - -5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>11- Therese Koelbaek -5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>11- Perrine Delacour -5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>11- So Be Kim -5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>11- Sakura Yokomine -5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>11- Sofia Poppv -5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>11- Ju Young Park -5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>18- Laetitea -4 (Got in via playoff)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>18- Garrett Philips -4 (got in via playoff)</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Here are the 3 players that will be fighting it out for the last spot tomorrow:</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>18- Karlin Beck -4</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>18- Stephanie Meadow -4</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>18- Casey Grice -4</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Here are the players that have earned a category 17 LPGA card. They will have limited opportunities to get into playing fields next year. The players at the top of this list should get a few opportunities to get into the playing fields and will have to make the most of them to get reshuffled into a better position (like Kim Kaufman did in 2014). The players at the end of this list will have little or no opportunities to play this year on the LPGA Tour, and will probably be playing mostly Symetra Tour events.</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>21- Loser of the above playoff</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>22- Loser of the above playoff</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>23- Julie Yang (a) - Lost playoff</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>24- Jacqui Concolino - Lost playoff</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>25- Nontaya Srisawang -3</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>25- Daniella Iacobelli -3</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>25- Louise Stahle -3</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>28- ***Charlie Hull -2</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>28- Natalie Sheary -2</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>28- Jeong Eun Lee -2</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>28- Rebecca Lee Bentham -2</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>28- Jean Reynolds -2</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>28- Lindy Duncan -2</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>34- Jing Yan (a) -1</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Paolo Morena -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Victoria Elizabeth -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Celine Herbin -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Emma de Groot -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Jennifer Gleason -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Sophie Giquel -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Elizabeth Nagel -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>35- Caroline Westrup -Even</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>43- Katy Harris +1</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>43- Marta Sanz Barrio +1</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>43- Julia Molinaro +1</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>*** Charley Hull is the exception to my above explanation of category 17 playing opportunities.</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Because of her "bigger than life" persona, and her status on the Ladies European Tour, Charley will get into quite a few tournaments this year. In addition to the normal amount of events she would get into because of her placement, expect her to get 6 more sponsor exemptions. In addition she has already qualified for several events based on her 2014 play.</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>&nbsp;With all these opportunities, expect her to reshuffle into full time status very quickly.</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Other notables that failed to earn there cards today, in addition to the players I listed yesterday.</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>52- Veronica Felibert +3</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>52- Kathleen Ekey +3</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>58- Emily Talley +4</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>64- Maude-Aimee Leblanc +5</b></span><br /><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>64- Birdie Kim +5</b></span><br /><div><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><b><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Update - Saturday 12/6/14 (Completion of round 4 of 5)</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><span style="color: red;"><b>Ha Na Jang shot a 68 today to take a 3 stroke lead after the fourth round. She finished at 15 under par. Maria Hernandez is in second place at -12.</b></span><br /><b><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Other Notable scores:</span></b><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Mingee Lee -11 (3rd place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Alison Lee, Ju Young Park -10 (4th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Sei Young Kim, Sakura Yokomine - (9th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Stephanie Meadow - 7 (14th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Ryann O'Toole -6 (17th)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Jean Reynolds -4 (25th)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Cheyenne Woods, Rebecca Lee Bentham -3 (32nd place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Emily Talley -2 (38th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Kathleen Ekey -1 (44th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Victoria Elizabeth -Even (54th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Veronica Felibert +1 (58th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Charley Hull, Maude-Aimee Leblanc +2 (68th place)</b></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>The following players were among the bigger named players that missed the 72 hole cut and will not be receiving a 2015 LPGA playing card.</b></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Lori Kane +8</b></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Sylvia Cavalleri +9</b></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Valentine Derrey, Vicky Hurst +10</b></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Chie Arimura +13</b></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Madison Pressel, CindyLaCrosse +15</b></span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Update - Friday 12/5/14 (Completion of round 3 of 5)</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><b>Ha Na Jang shot a 66 today to take a 3 stroke lead after the third round. She finished at 11 under par. Ju Young Park and Alison Lee finished at -8 and on tied for 2nd place.</b><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other Notable scores:</span></b><br /><b>Sei Young Kim, Sakura Yokomine, Stephanie Meadow -6 (7th place)</b><br /><b>Mingee LeeRyann O'Toole -5 (11th place)</b><br /><b>Emily Talley -4 (19th place)</b><br /><b>Ariya Jutanugarn -3 (24th place)</b><br /><b>Cheyenne Woods -2 (31st place)</b><br /><b>Rebecca Lee Bentham -1 (34th place)</b><br /><b>Charley Hull, Kathleen Ekey Even Par (40th place)</b><br /><b>Valantine Derrey, Jean Reynolds +1 (48th place)</b><br /><b>Veronica Felibert +2 (60th place)</b><br /><b>Birdie Kim, Victoria Elizabeth +3 (72nd place)</b><br /><b>Maude-Aimee Leblanc +4 (78th place)</b><br /><b>Sylvia Cavalieri, Jennifer Kirby +5 (92nd place)</b><br /><b>Cindy LaCrosse +6 (102nd place)</b><br /><b>Vicky Hurst +8 (119th place)</b><br /><b>Lori Kane, Madison Pressel +11 (134th place)</b><br /><b>Chie Arimura +12 (138th place)</b><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday 12/4/14 (Completion of round 2 of 5)</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><b>Ju Young Park, sister of LPGA veteran Hee Young Park is now tied for the lead at -9.</b><br /><b>Also at that number is first round leader Casey Grice.</b><br /><b>The trio of Samantha Richdale, Sophia Popov, and Elizabeth Nagel are 2 strokes back at -7.</b><br /><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other Notable scores:</span></b><br /><b>Ryann O"Toole, Stephanie Meadow -6 (6th place)</b><br /><b>Ha Na Jang -5 (8th place)</b><br /><b>Sei Young Kim -4 (9th place)</b><br /><b>Alison Lee (a), Kathleen Ekey -3 (13th place)</b><br /><b>Emily Talley, Ariya Jutanugarn -2 (23rd place)</b><br /><b>Mingee Lee -1 (30th place)</b><br /><b>Sakura Yokomine, Charley Hull, Rebecca Lee Bentham - Even (39th place)</b><br /><b>Veronica Felibert, Jean Reynolds +1 (48th place)</b><br /><b>Valentine Derrey, Victoria Elizabeth +2 (65th place)</b><br /><b>Cheyenne Woods, Sylvia Cavalleri +3 (80th place)</b><br /><b>Madison Pressel, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Birdie Kim, Jennifer Kirby +5 (103rd place)</b><br /><b>Vicky Hurst +6 (116th place)</b><br /><b>Chie Arimura, Lori Kane +10 (144th place)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The field of 154, will be cut to the top 70 and ties after the 4th round.</b></div>Tony Jesselli (Tonyj5)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10928776936875684588noreply@blogger.com1http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/12/lpga-q-school-results.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-26301698561227047432014-11-23T08:32:00.001-05:002014-11-23T08:32:30.891-05:00ElleAir Ladies Open Sunday: Sakura Yokomine Wins for 1st Time in 2014, Becoming 2nd Golfer in JLPGA History to Break the Billion-Yen Barrier in Career WinningsSakura Yokomine's 23rd career victory on the JLPGA may be one of her sweetest. &nbsp;Not only was her win at the <a href="http://realtimescore.lpga.or.jp/PC/LeaderBoard/0/en">ElleAir Ladies Open</a> her 1st of 2014, it may well be her last as a JLPGA member--at least for awhile--as she's one of the favorites at LPGA Q-School's final stage in early December. &nbsp;Of course, she can go on to win the final event of the JLPGA season, the Ricoh Cup, next week. &nbsp;But let's stay in the present for now!<br /><br />Yokomine entered the final round 2 shots behind 20-year-old sensation Ai Suzuki, who bounced back from a bogey on the 197-yard par-3 3rd with birdies on the 4th and 6th holes, both short par 4s. &nbsp;At that point, Suzuki was -17 and led her playing partner, 23-year-old Miki Sakai, by 2 shots; Yokomine, the last member of the final threesome, was one more shot behind. &nbsp; But around the time that Sakai birdied the 148-yard par-3 7th to pull within one shot of Suzuki, some players from a few groups ahead of them entered the fray. &nbsp;Rikako Morita, last year's money-list title-holder, was the 1st to catch Yokomine at -14, as she opened with a bogey-free 33. &nbsp;Yokomine responded with back-to-back birdies to close out the front 9 and tie Sakai for 2nd at -16, but Morita had already moved to -15 with her 2nd birdie in a row, this one on the long par-4 10th.<br /><br />But it was a burst by Teresa Lu, which began with an eagle on the short par-5 9th and continued with birdies on the short par-5 11th and the long par-3 13th, that made the final threesome pay attention to what was going on 3 groups ahead of them. &nbsp;Combined with a pair of early birdies (and her lone bogey of the day on the long par-4 8th), Lu moved from -10 to -15 in the space of 13 holes. &nbsp;And when Suzuki bogeyed the long par-4 12th to fall back to -16, in a tie for the lead with Sakai and Yokomine, Lu had gone from 6 down to 1 down. &nbsp;Which was exactly where her playing partner Erina Hara got to when she made her 6th birdie of the day (against only 1 bogey) on the 338-yard par-4 14th, her 3rd in her previous 4 holes.<br /><br />So with a few holes to play there were 6 golfers who could win this thing. &nbsp;Lu was the 1st to strike, sprinting past Hara with back-to-back birdies to close out her round and become the leader in the clubhouse at -17. &nbsp;(Both players dashed the hopes of Na-Ri Lee, who had birdied 7 of her 1st 13 holes to fly to -15 very early in the day, but fallen to earth with a double bogey on 12 and finished at -14.) &nbsp;Right behind them, Morita followed suit with birdies on the 273-yard par-4 16th and 535-yard par-5 18th to join Lu atop the leaderboard. &nbsp;And when Yokomine and Sakai both responded with birdies on the 385-yard par-4 15th--Yokomine by making a 30-footer--we had 4 players tied for the lead at -17, 1 shot ahead of Suzuki.<br /><br />The tiny 16th hole proved to be the difference-maker, as Yokomine birdied it, Sakai doubled it, and Suzuki parred it. &nbsp;When Yokomine parred out and Sakai finished bogey-birdie to tie Hara at -15, that meant that Suzuki needed to birdie out to force a playoff. &nbsp;In the end, her walkoff birdie secured her a tie for 2nd place with Lu and Morita. &nbsp;Yokomine's bogey-free 68 proved just good enough to beat Lu's 65, Morita's 66, and Suzuki's 71.<br /><br />What's more, Yokomine's victory pushed her past the billion-yen mark in career winnings. &nbsp;Yokomine joins Yuri Fudoh as the only 2 golfers in JLPGA history to accomplish that amazing feat. &nbsp;Speaking of amazing feats, Sun-Ju Ahn's top-10 finish was enough to secure her 3rd money-list title on the JLPGA. &nbsp;This one was the hardest for her, as she played through severe pain in her right wrist since the last week of October to hold off Bo-Mee Lee and Ji-Yai Shin.<br /><br />So congratulations to Yokomine and Ahn. &nbsp;Here's how the <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/rankings/money/">JLPGA money list</a> looks heading into the Ricoh Cup:<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">1. Sun-Ju Ahn ￥152.56M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">2. Bo-Mee Lee ￥118.58M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">3. Ji-Yai Shin&nbsp;￥100.44M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">4.&nbsp;Teresa Lu ￥98.17M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">5.</span></span>&nbsp;Misuzu Narita ￥95.23M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">6. Miki Sakai ￥91.90M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">7. Shiho Oyama ￥79.29M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">8.&nbsp;Na-Ri Lee ￥77.45M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">9. Erina Hara ￥74.96M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">10.&nbsp;Momoko Ueda ￥70.60M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">11. Ayaka Watanabe ￥65.72M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">12.&nbsp;Ai Suzuki ￥59.97M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">13. Esther Lee ￥59.01M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">14.&nbsp;Sakura Yokomine ￥57.89M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">15. Rikako Morita ￥55.18M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">16.&nbsp;Onnarin Sattayabanphot ￥54.80M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">17. Lala Anai ￥51.29M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">18. Ritsuko Ryu ￥47.75M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">19.&nbsp;Yumiko Yoshida&nbsp;￥46.68M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">20.&nbsp;Ji-Hee Lee ￥43.08M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">21.&nbsp;Kotono Kozuma ￥41.80M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">22.&nbsp;Junko Omote ￥40.51M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">23.&nbsp;Erika Kikuchi ￥40.27M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">24. Mi-Jeong Jeon ￥39.72M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">25. Saiki Fujita ￥38.94M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">26. Mami Fukuda ￥37.06M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">27.&nbsp;Kaori Ohe ￥35.78M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">28. Asako Fujimoto ￥32.45M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">29. Yuki Ichinose ￥31.61M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">30. Phoebe Yao ￥31.35M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">31.&nbsp;Mayu Hattori ￥30.32M</span><br /><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">32.&nbsp;Soo-Yun Kang ￥29.53M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">33.&nbsp;Rui Kitada ￥29.39M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">34. Yoko Maeda ￥29.21M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">35.&nbsp;Yeon-Ju Jung ￥28.43M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">36.&nbsp;Na-Ri Kim ￥28.21M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">37.&nbsp;Megumi Kido ￥27.89M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">38.&nbsp;Hikari Fujita ￥27.14M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">39. Yukari Baba&nbsp;￥26.44M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">40.&nbsp;Rumi Yoshiba ￥25.74M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">41.&nbsp;Akane Iijima ￥23.32M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">42.&nbsp;Da-Ye Na ￥23.06M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">43.&nbsp;Yukari Nishiyama ￥23.03M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">44. Natsuka Hori&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20px;">￥22.60M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">45. Mamiko Higa ￥22.44M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">46. Shanshan Feng ￥20.04M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">47.&nbsp;Megumi Shimokawa ￥19.74M</span></div><div><div style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">48.&nbsp;Miki Saiki ￥18.67M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">49.&nbsp;Eun-Bi Jang ￥18.14M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">50.&nbsp;Ji-Woo Lee ￥17.61M</span><br /><br />Next week's event, the <a href="http://www.ntv.co.jp/ricohcup/index.html">Ricoh Cup</a>, is the last major of the JLPGA season, in addition to being its season-ending tournament. &nbsp;It <a href="http://www.ntv.co.jp/ricohcup/players/index.html">features</a> this year's winners, anyone in the the top 25 on the tour money list without a win, anyone in the top 25 of the Rolex Rankings who hasn't otherwise qualified and wants to participate, and any Japanese player with a win on the LPGA. &nbsp;That means that&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">teenager Minami Katsu and world #1 Inbee Park will be competing against</span>&nbsp;the JLPGA's finest!</div></div></div>The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/elleair-ladies-open-sunday-sakura.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-76931913408272884532014-11-22T07:54:00.000-05:002014-11-22T14:58:03.367-05:00My Favorite Shots from The Blizzard of 2014I've been tweeting some blizzard photos over @mlyhlssgolf (featuring such immortal hashtags as #futilitymeetexercise, #moveoverSisyphus, and #blizzardhacks), but that doesn't allow me to arrange related shots. &nbsp;So here's a little tour of The Constructivist Family's neighborhood from Tuesday to Friday.<br /><br />Let's start with the view from right near the end of my driveway on Wednesday morning.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FJAafeaCIYU/VHB-6KxOdvI/AAAAAAAABuM/fx_DXA3CZKY/s1600/IMG_20141119_093356366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FJAafeaCIYU/VHB-6KxOdvI/AAAAAAAABuM/fx_DXA3CZKY/s1600/IMG_20141119_093356366.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br />Compare it to the view from my neighbor's flat roof looking in the opposite direction from a few houses to the right of mine relative to the previous picture. &nbsp;This one was taken Friday morning.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LclQPZW8Wxk/VHB_Vo46n8I/AAAAAAAABuU/VdS3PQ5eFOI/s1600/IMG_20141121_152729919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LclQPZW8Wxk/VHB_Vo46n8I/AAAAAAAABuU/VdS3PQ5eFOI/s1600/IMG_20141121_152729919.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br />Next up are a couple of shots of our front entryway (which fortunately we never use anyway), first from Wednesday morning (in the aftermath of round 1) and next from Thursday night (in the midst of round 2):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZzeG3GrOBbE/VHCAeZprktI/AAAAAAAABuc/p4ZFYbJ3FbY/s1600/IMG_20141119_091734674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZzeG3GrOBbE/VHCAeZprktI/AAAAAAAABuc/p4ZFYbJ3FbY/s1600/IMG_20141119_091734674.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1utfEz01peY/VHCAiadsXJI/AAAAAAAABuk/TaDo9D51RGo/s1600/IMG_20141120_170001794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1utfEz01peY/VHCAiadsXJI/AAAAAAAABuk/TaDo9D51RGo/s1600/IMG_20141120_170001794.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br />The snow and ice formations on our back roof were strange and beautiful. &nbsp;The first 2 are from Wednesday morning:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V4j65UR_D44/VHCBHLDNRrI/AAAAAAAABus/1wb72L4jufk/s1600/IMG_20141119_113144804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V4j65UR_D44/VHCBHLDNRrI/AAAAAAAABus/1wb72L4jufk/s1600/IMG_20141119_113144804.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6i2wL9oizD0/VHCBvbWl88I/AAAAAAAABu0/uopUNL7lCFw/s1600/IMG_20141119_113216095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6i2wL9oizD0/VHCBvbWl88I/AAAAAAAABu0/uopUNL7lCFw/s1600/IMG_20141119_113216095.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br />This one's from just about 25 hours later:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzIDpYh4Ut4/VHCCnkrW0MI/AAAAAAAABu8/qIqZ0k2Pois/s1600/IMG_20141120_122217211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzIDpYh4Ut4/VHCCnkrW0MI/AAAAAAAABu8/qIqZ0k2Pois/s1600/IMG_20141120_122217211.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br />Let's go back to some street views, these ones featuring my trusty shovel (which for maybe the 2nd time since we moved to Hamburg actually needed an assist from a neighbor's snowblower)! &nbsp;First from Thursday morning (this one I did by myself); you can see half of the neighbor's house across the street that kicked off this photoessay:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNCUIPB7TnE/VHCDQBIW1PI/AAAAAAAABvE/1-3VFxo7IS8/s1600/IMG_20141120_090919445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNCUIPB7TnE/VHCDQBIW1PI/AAAAAAAABvE/1-3VFxo7IS8/s1600/IMG_20141120_090919445.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br />Next is the same time, opposite point-of-view:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFNJKUeLMMA/VHCDyVyz0AI/AAAAAAAABvM/mDstoysIhb8/s1600/IMG_20141120_090952509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFNJKUeLMMA/VHCDyVyz0AI/AAAAAAAABvM/mDstoysIhb8/s1600/IMG_20141120_090952509.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br />Here's a close-up from Friday morning:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPCJ09e4RZA/VHCEiepsymI/AAAAAAAABvU/4XcLIJFo3m8/s1600/IMG_20141121_083522629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPCJ09e4RZA/VHCEiepsymI/AAAAAAAABvU/4XcLIJFo3m8/s1600/IMG_20141121_083522629.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br />I was excited because I had just reached the edge of my driveway. &nbsp;Yup, I probably spent about 5 hours just shovelling off the road this week. &nbsp;The plows just couldn't keep the streets their normal width.<br /><br />So here are my 3 favorite shots of the week. &nbsp;The first is from about lunchtime on Wednesday, when I had cleared my flat roof off for the 2nd time of the week and all seemed well with the world:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J1TpD2yt0Tc/VHCFMlxHLZI/AAAAAAAABvc/u1llq-GNEIo/s1600/IMG_20141119_122658487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J1TpD2yt0Tc/VHCFMlxHLZI/AAAAAAAABvc/u1llq-GNEIo/s1600/IMG_20141119_122658487.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br />Next up is an action shot from Tuesday (while onechan and imoto were still excited about playing outside!):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cxve3MH1-rY/VHCFxzPrQoI/AAAAAAAABvk/2OVSbmCrzIg/s1600/IMG_20141118_095533875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cxve3MH1-rY/VHCFxzPrQoI/AAAAAAAABvk/2OVSbmCrzIg/s1600/IMG_20141118_095533875.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'm nostalgic for how low those mounds at the end of my driveway were back then! &nbsp;Didn't realize my shovel photobombed that shot until just now, either!<br /><br />Here's the Full Metal Archivist wishing everyone a good night yesterday evening:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1FCB6NMLT3Q/VHCGeG2SuWI/AAAAAAAABvs/5Z_cPyBTeVk/s1600/IMG_20141121_182209452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1FCB6NMLT3Q/VHCGeG2SuWI/AAAAAAAABvs/5Z_cPyBTeVk/s1600/IMG_20141121_182209452.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br />Here's hoping this turns out to be the worst one we have to deal with in our entire time in Hamburg!<br /><br />[<i>Update </i>(2:58 pm): &nbsp;Onechan has other ideas. &nbsp;After the Full Metal Archivist and I cleared enough snow off our garage roof that the girls could climb up onto and slide down it safely, she exclaimed, "This is the best day ever!! &nbsp;I can't wait for the next huge storm!" &nbsp;Here are some photos from this morning:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r6eD7SKhSXs/VHDqObaCMoI/AAAAAAAAByg/KJSw8EC4l3c/s1600/IMG_20141122_121421314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r6eD7SKhSXs/VHDqObaCMoI/AAAAAAAAByg/KJSw8EC4l3c/s1600/IMG_20141122_121421314.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dOfIqC0q2CE/VHDqSN4ZJDI/AAAAAAAAByo/t8YUu5xfuHk/s1600/IMG_20141122_121255457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dOfIqC0q2CE/VHDqSN4ZJDI/AAAAAAAAByo/t8YUu5xfuHk/s1600/IMG_20141122_121255457.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zAHBTjwoiYQ/VHDqW2o-xlI/AAAAAAAAByw/-Ay8FvuK77U/s1600/IMG_20141122_112808605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zAHBTjwoiYQ/VHDqW2o-xlI/AAAAAAAAByw/-Ay8FvuK77U/s1600/IMG_20141122_112808605.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br />And to top it off:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-udbMGNSNmww/VHDqgLw4UZI/AAAAAAAABy4/0GxTIHaSskw/s1600/IMG_20141122_123001513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-udbMGNSNmww/VHDqgLw4UZI/AAAAAAAABy4/0GxTIHaSskw/s1600/IMG_20141122_123001513.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div><br />Yup, hot chocolate and the FMA's own twist on kimchi jigae!]The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com5http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-favorite-shots-from-blizzard-of-2014.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-11649412921315325582014-11-22T07:03:00.000-05:002014-11-22T07:03:00.914-05:00CME Group Tour Championship Weekdays: Julieta Granada and Carlota Ciganda Step UpWith the top golfers on the LPGA apparently feeling the pressure of playing for $1.5M and having trouble dealing with the changeable winds and slower greens at Tiburon this week at the <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;RoundID=2">CME Group Tour Championship</a>, the door is slightly ajar for some unsung heroes to make like Christina Kim and make a statement at the end of 2014. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=82814">Julieta Granada</a> has been dinking her way around the course, while <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=93254">Carlota Ciganda</a> has been bombing her ways around it, but despite the 55-yard difference in average driving distance between them thus far this week, they find themselves tied for the lead at -7.<br /><br />With 36 holes still to be played, Granada and Ciganda have to keep the pedal to the metal on the weekend. &nbsp;The hottest golfer in the field, <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=82827">Morgan Pressel</a>, is -9 over her last 26 holes after suffering a birdieless +3 start over her 1st 10 holes of the week, which puts her 1 behind the co-leaders, &nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=88106">Michelle Wie</a> has also bounced back from a rocky start, going -6 over her last 19 holes (which featured an eagle on the par-4 7th) and shooting up the leaderboard to tie <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=82873">Sandra Gal</a> and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=82817">Sarah Jane Smith</a> at -5. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=87987">Chella Choi</a> eagled the par-5 17th to catch <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=98006">So Yeon Ryu</a>, whose double bogey from the sand on the par-3 16th on Thursday and walkoff bogey on Friday dropped her to&nbsp;-4.<br /><br />But what of the LPGA's Big 3? &nbsp;World #1 <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=82866">Inbee Park</a> languishes at +1 after going +3 and birdieless over her last 10 holes on Friday. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=88105">Stacy Lewis</a>, the leader in every major LPGA year-long race, had to battle back to -1 for the week after going +3 and birdieless over her 1st 16 holes yesterday. &nbsp;That's 1 shot worse than <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27993&amp;PlayerID=98109">Lydia Ko</a>, who's been missing a lot of greens and scrambling her way to 7 birdies and 5 bogeys over her 1st 36 holes.<br /><br />With Shanshan Feng, Suzann Pettersen, Na Yeon Choi, Lexi Thompson, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, In-Kyung Kim, and Caroline Hedwall lingering with Lewis at -1, there's still plenty of time for them to make a big move. &nbsp;It's probably too late for Mi Jung Hur (+6), Karrie Webb (+4), Pornanong Phatlum (+4), and Paula Creamer (+3), though.<br /><br />With the big storm over and the big thaw about to begin, I'm hoping I'll actually be able to relax and watch some golf today instead of spending 11 hours shovelling, clearing off my roof, and helping my neighbors, as I did yesterday. &nbsp;Still have to clear the snow off my garage and go foraging with the family once the driving ban is lifted in the Village of Hamburg, however. &nbsp;Maybe Sunday!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/cme-group-tour-championship-weekdays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-73383751017755772252014-11-22T06:38:00.002-05:002014-11-22T06:38:35.410-05:00ElleAir Ladies Open Set-Up: Ai Suzuki's 64 Lifts Her to Top of Dozen Players Double Digits Under ParAi Suzuki followed up yesterday's <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/1152/R2">9-birdie 65</a> with a <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/1152/R3">bogey-free 64</a> today to climb to the top of the heap at the <a href="http://realtimescore.lpga.or.jp/PC/LeaderBoard/0/en">ElleAir Ladies Open</a>. &nbsp;At -16, the 20-year-old major champion holds a 2-shot lead on LPGA Q-School-bound Sakura Yokomine (65), a 3-shot lead on Miki Sakai (66) and money-list leader Sun-Ju Ahn (68), a 4-shot lead on Shiho Oyama (68) and Rui Kitada (71), and a 5-shot lead on Rikako Morita (66), Yumiko Yoshida (68), and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/1152/R1">1st-round leader</a> Momoko Ueda (70). &nbsp;Esther Lee (66), Teresa Lu (68), and Erina Hara (69) round out the list of 12 golfers already double digits under par, while Bo-Mee Lee (66, -9), Ayaka Watanabe (66, -8), and Yuko Fukuda (66, -7) also made big moves up the leaderboard.<br /><br />The only players not in tomorrow's final round who you might have expected to be in the mix on Sunday are Misuzu Narita and Mamiko Higa, who missed the cut by a shot, Yuri Fudoh, who missed it by 3 shots, and Ji-Yai Shin, who didn't tee it up this week. &nbsp;Otherwise, we have a big showdown brewing between the vast majority of players near the top of the <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/pairing/2014/1152/R4">JLPGA money list</a>. &nbsp;Should be a great final round!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/elleair-ladies-open-set-up-ai-suzukis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-66209383799007963112014-11-20T00:00:00.000-05:002014-11-20T09:25:44.640-05:00My Picks for the CME Group Tour ChampionshipWell, it all comes down to this and I'm picking Inbee Park to complete her comeback on Stacy Lewis and take all the big awards in 2014 from her at the <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/cme-group-tour-championship-2/final-field.aspx">CME Group Tour Championship</a>!<br /><br />1. Park Inbee<br />2. Feng<br />3. Ko<br />4. Ryu<br />5. Wie<br />6. Choi Na Yeon<br />7. Pettersen<br />8. Lewis<br />9. Phatlum<br />10. Webb<br />11. Nordqvist<br />12. Creamer<br /><br />Alts: Munoz; Pressel; Baek<br /><br />I can't win the 2014&nbsp;<a href="http://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/89/pak-picker-standings-lorena-ochoa">PakPicker</a>&nbsp;competition,&nbsp;but maybe I can build on last week's lucky 3rd place finish and catch Tony Jesselli!<br /><br />[<i>Update </i>(9:25 am): &nbsp;<a href="http://lllletsgolf.blogspot.com/2014/11/wednesday-preview-cme-group-tour.html">Centurion</a> and I are on the same wavelength--let's see if it's the right one!]The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-picks-for-cme-group-tour-championship.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-44204669274546558912014-11-19T22:32:00.002-05:002014-11-19T22:32:54.686-05:00Around the World of Women's Golf in 10 Easy LinksBetween being figuratively snowed in at work and literally snowed in at home in Hamburg (where I've spent something like 12 of the last 48 hours shoveling), I've taken an unexpected sabbatical from Mostly Harmless, but I'm back! &nbsp;Let's catch up on what I've missed!<br /><br /><b>Christina Kim Prevails Over Shanshan Feng in Playoff at Lorena's Place.</b> &nbsp;I've gotta be honest, I erased the 1st 3 rounds on my DVR after watching the intros and still have the last 6 holes of so of the <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/lorena-ochoa-invitational/full-results.aspx">final round</a> to watch, but I'll be sure to do so now that I finally gave in and saw that Kim won in a playoff over Feng!<br /><br /><b>Yoko Maeda Beats Satsuki Oshiro in Playoff for Early 30th Birthday Gift.</b> &nbsp;Maeda hasn't even been on the JLPGA often enough to be called a journeywoman, but she bounced back from a walkoff bogey at the <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/1020/R3">Ito-En Ladies</a> that opened the door for Oshiro, who was also looking for her 1st-ever victory on tour, by closing it on the 1st playoff hole with a par. &nbsp;Momoko Ueda finished 1 shot out of the playoff, which moved her into the top 10 on the <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/rankings/money/">money list</a>. &nbsp;Sun-Ju Ahn continues to maintain a near insurmountable lead on Bo-Mee Lee (not to mention Ji-Yai Shin, Misuzu Narita, Teresa Lu, and Miki Sakai, who all have either cracked the 100 million yen barrier this season or have a hope of doing it).<br /><br /><b>In Gee Chun Wins for 3rd Time on KLPGA in 2014.</b>&nbsp; Chun's win came in <a href="http://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/86/klpga-2014-chosun-posco-championship?page=2">dramatic fashion</a> over the final 9 holes, but it was almost overshadowed by Kyu Jung Baek narrowly winning the Rookie of the Year race over Min Sun Kim and Jin Young Ko. &nbsp;Also, Ha Neul Kim announced that she'll be playing in the final stage of JLPGA Q-School (she finished T1 at one of the previous stage's sites on <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/qt/result/2014/2/2/">11/7</a>). &nbsp;Her last round in the last KLPGA event of 2014 may turn out to be her last start as a KLPGA member.<br /><br /><b>Xi Yu Lin Wins in Homeland on LET.</b> &nbsp;Congratulations to LPGA rookie <a href="http://www.letscoring.com/leaderboard/68227/">Xi Yu Lin</a>, who beat Charley Hull by 5 shots for her 1st-ever win on the LET! &nbsp;Lin made her professional debut at the very same event in 2011, finishing 5th, so it's fitting her 1st victory off the CLPGA came here, as well.<br /><br /><b>Sakura Yokomine, Ha Na Jang, Sei Young Kim, Charley Hull, Stephanie Meadow,&nbsp;</b><b>Minjee Lee,&nbsp;</b><b>Ariya Jutanugarn, Su Hyun Oh Highlight LPGA Q-School's Final Stage.</b> &nbsp;But check the <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/11/qschool-final-stage-final-field.aspx">field list</a>: &nbsp;there are a lot of current, former, and maybe future LPGAers on it! &nbsp;Names like Lorie Kane, Birdie Kim, Chie Arimura, Vicky Hurst, Cheyenne Woods, Ju Young Park (Hee Young's little sis), Alison Lee, Annie Park, Simin Feng, Ani Gulugian, Ginger Howard, and Madison Pressel are just a few that'll stick out to die-hard fans of women's golf. &nbsp;It all starts the 1st week of December!<br /><br /><b>The LPGA's Last Event of 2014 and the JLPGA's Next-to-Last Are on Tap This Week.</b> &nbsp;Check out the <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/11/cme-group-storylines.aspx">pre-tournament</a> <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/11/cme-group-wed-notes.aspx">notes and interviews</a> for the CME Group Tour Championship&nbsp;(where season-ending race leader Stacy Lewis, world #1 Inbee Park, and 2014 Rookie of the Year Lydia Ko have the best shot at winning the $1M Race to the CME Globe) and live scoring for the <a href="http://realtimescore.lpga.or.jp/PC/LeaderBoard/0/en">ElleAire Ladies Open</a>&nbsp;(where Momoko Ueda has jumped out to an early lead).<br /><br />So buckle your seat belts, everyone! &nbsp;(That's something I've practically forgotten how to do, as The Constructivist Family has been housebound the last 2 days and we have no idea when the state of emergency or travel ban will be lifted!) &nbsp;2014 is going out with a bang!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/around-world-of-womens-golf-in-10-easy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-82763775168372777852014-11-18T23:10:00.001-05:002014-11-19T13:25:23.723-05:00LPGA Announces 2015 Schedule<div><div style="margin: 0px;">The LPGA announced its 2015 LPGA schedule at 3:00PM today, and continued its current trend of upward momentum.&nbsp;</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">LPGA Chief Communications Officer Kraig Kann hosted the live stream which took place at the CME Tour Championship in Naples, Florida. Commissioner Michael Whan and Chief Commercial Officer John Podany jointly announced increased prize money, increased television coverage, and another increase in the &nbsp;total number of tournaments.</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">Here are the highlights:</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">1- There will be 33 official tournaments in 2015, up from &nbsp;32 in 2014.&nbsp;</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">2- The 2015 LPGA season will kick off on Jan 28-31 with the Coates Golf Championship, in Ocala Florida. This is a brand new event. It will have a Saturday finish as the next day is the Super Bowl.</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">3- There will be 33 tournaments televised in 2015 (32 official tournaments and the Solheim Cup). The Mizuno Classic remains the only tournament with no TV coverage.</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">4- There will be 410+ hours of television coverage, up from 380 hours in 2014. Television ratings for the LPGA were up 15% this past season.</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">5- Prize money will be a record high $61.6 million. That is up over $4 million from 2014.</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">6- ANA Airlines will be the new sponsor for the first major championship of the year (Formerly the Kraft Nabisco Championship). All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has signed on through the year 2019.</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><table border="0" style="width: 590px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div style="margin: 0px;"><strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="numbers"></a>LPGA Tour 2015 Season By the Numbers:</strong></div></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>2014 Schedule&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>2015 Schedule&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Total Official Money Events&nbsp;</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">32</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">33</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Total Purse</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">$57.55 Million&nbsp;</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">$61.6 Million</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Average Purse&nbsp;</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">$1.79 Million</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">$1.81 Million&nbsp;</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Official North American Events</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">21</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">22</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Official Asian Events</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">9</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">9</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Official European Events</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">2</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">2</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Televised Events</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">32</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">33</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Televised Hours</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">380+</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">410+</div></td></tr><tr><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Unofficial Team Event&nbsp;</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">International Crown</div></td><td><div style="margin: 0px;">Solheim Cup</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Once again Commissioner Michael Whan must be commended for the continued growth in the sport that we all love. The Commissioner took over a "sinking ship" 5 years ago that had only 23 tournaments on its schedule.<br /><br />Cross posted from &nbsp;<a href="http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/">http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div></div>Tony Jesselli (Tonyj5)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10928776936875684588noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/lpga-announces-2015-schedule.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-68998553046333979292014-11-11T07:00:00.000-05:002014-11-11T07:00:06.047-05:00My Picks for the Lorena Ochoa InvitationalThere are only 2 tournaments left on the LPGA schedule and both have even more limited fields than the just-completed Asian Swing. &nbsp;The <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/lorena-ochoa-invitational/final-field.aspx">Lorena Ochoa Invitational</a> is the most exclusive of all and it has big implications for the $1M <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/11/cme-predictions-going-into-loi.aspx">Race for the CME Globe</a>, which ends with a bang in the year's final event next week. &nbsp;So who will be the best of the best this week? &nbsp;Here are my picks!<br /><br />1. Park Inbee<br />2. Ryu<br />3. Wie<br />4. Feng<br />5. Lewis<br />6. Ko<br />7. Pettersen<br />8. Creamer<br />9. Kerr<br />10. Munoz<br />11. Nordqvist<br />12. Stanford<br /><br />Alts: &nbsp;Thompson, Phatlum, Pressel<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/11/lorena-ochoa-invitational-preview.html">Tony Jesselli</a> has completely outclassed me down the home stretch and is now in 2nd place in the <a href="http://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/83/pak-picker-standings-mizuno-classic">season-long PakPicker competition</a>. &nbsp;Good luck to Tony, GDSmyth, Elf, and Ghinhee in the last 2 events of the year!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-picks-for-lorena-ochoa-invitational.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-35273090896785430712014-11-09T05:27:00.001-05:002014-11-09T05:39:38.736-05:00Mizuno Classic Weekend: Mi Hyang Lee Prevails in Classic Barnburner21-year-old&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98183">Mi Hyang Lee</a> won the <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/02/mi-hyang-lee-closes-with-63-to-take-nz.html">2nd tournament of 2014</a> among major women's professional tours by firing a final-round 63 in New Zealand and blowing past Lydia Ko, among others. &nbsp;And she's just won the <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;RoundID=3">Mizuno Classic</a>, the 2nd of November--and her 1st on the LPGA--by blowing past 51-year-old <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=82630">Laura Davies</a>, <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/5026/R3">among others</a>, catching <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=82603">Ilhee Lee</a> and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98474">Kotomo Kozuma</a> at -11, and beating them with a birdie on the 5th playoff hole. &nbsp;With 9 players finishing at -10 and 5 at -9, it's amazing that Lee could prevail, but somebody had to do it. &nbsp;Here's how it happened.<br /><br />Lee had sprung into contention with a 2nd-round 67, but it wasn't nearly the best round on <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;RoundID=2">moving day</a>. &nbsp;The JLPGA's young star <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98470">Ai Suzuki</a> birdied her last 4 holes in a row (and 5 of her last 6) for a 64 that got her a share of the lead with Davies (67) and Ilhee Lee (66) at -9. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98068">Na-Ri Lee</a> birdied 6 of her last 11 holes to post a 65 that got her into solo 7th, 2 shots off the lead and 1 behind Mi Hyang Lee, Kozuma (67), and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=87987">Chella Choi</a> (68). &nbsp;With <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=88399">Jessica Korda</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98299">Misuzu Narita</a>, and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=82822">Teresa Lu</a> firing 67s of their own to move to -6, -5, and -4, respectively, and with big names <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=82313">Karrie Webb</a> (68),&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=93184">Sakura Yokomine</a> (69), and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98052">Bo-Mee Lee</a> (69) lurking, Sunday dawned with 21 players within 5 shots of the lead. &nbsp;The only disappointment was that the 2 biggest names in the field, LPGA money-list leader Stacy Lewis and JLPGA money-list leader Sun-Ju Ahn, were not in that group.<br /><br />Even without them in the hunt, what a <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/5026/R3">Sunday</a> it turned out to be! &nbsp;Hall of Famer and 2006 champion Webb kicked off the festivities with a bogey-free 31 on the front from the 3rd-to-last group to move to -11 at the turn. &nbsp;Playing in the next-to-last group, Choi and Mi Hyang Lee birdied 4 of her 1st 7 holes and 3 of her 1st 7, respectively, to join her. &nbsp;Meanwhile Korda, sandwiched between those 2 groups, got it to -10 with a birdie-free 32 on the front. &nbsp;But all of them were chasing Choi's and Lee's playing partner Kozuma, who birdied 4 holes in a row after parring the 1st and got it to -13 with a birdie on the par-5 7th. &nbsp;As the 2nd-round co-leaders stumbled out of the gates--Suzuki bogeyed her 1st 2 holes and scrambled her way to a 37 that left her at -8, Davies offset her 2 birdies with 2 bogeys to stay at -9, and Ilhee Lee made 11-straight pars dating back to the end of moving day before making her lone birdie on the front that got her to -10--Kozuma suddenly gave everyone hope with bogeys on 9 and 11 that dropped her back to -11.<br /><br />Even as the 22-year-old looking for her 1st JLPGA victory looked like she was starting to fumble it, other players entered the fray. &nbsp;LPGA newbie&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=93391">Ayako Uehara</a>, a 3-time winner on the JLPGA who was a fixture in the top 26 of their money list from 2006 to 2012, ended her 8-hole par train that closed out yesterday's round with a birdie on her 1st hole today and followed it up with 4 more in her next 12 holes of bogey-free golf to climb to -11 and into a tie for the lead with her playing partner Korda (who birdied the 12th to get there), Choi (who would follow up her birdie barrage on the 1st 7 holes with a par train over her next 7), Kozuma, and Ilhee Lee (who birdied the 7th and 11th to get there and had gone without a bogey for 33 holes and counting at that point). &nbsp;But what of Webb, Davies, and the eventual winner? &nbsp;Well, Webb went bogey-birdie-bogey to fall back to -10 with only 4 holes left to play, Mi Hyang Lee had bogeyed the 10th to join her there but fought back into a tie for the lead with a birdie on the 14th, and Davies birdied the par-5 13th to get to -10.<br /><br />A bunch of late charges complicated matters yet further. &nbsp;<a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/mizuno-classic-friday-morgan-pressel.html">1st-round leader</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=82827">Morgan Pressel</a>, who had stalled Saturday after an opening 67 due to an unexpectedly balky putter,&nbsp;followed up her bogey-free 33 on the front today with 3 birdies in her last 6 holes, including 2 in her last 3, to post her 2nd 67 of the week and become the leader in the clubhouse at -10. &nbsp;She was joined a few minutes later by playing partners Sakura Yokomine and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=93387">Saiki Fujita</a>. &nbsp;Yokomine had birdied 2 of her 1st 3 holes but stalled midway through her round, yet finished strong with 4 birdies in her last 8 holes, including 3 of her last 6. &nbsp;Fujita, meanwhile, followed up her 4 birdies in her 1st 6 holes with a lone eagle on the 13th in a sea of pars. &nbsp;Their final playing partner,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98070">Harukyo Nomura</a>,&nbsp;had a great chance to become the 4th co-leader in the clubhouse, but despite making 5 birdies between the 7th and 15th holes, could not make another on the 540-yard par-5 16th, 180-yard par-3 17th, or 405-yard par-4 18th.<br /><br />So the big question as the leaders entered the home stretch was who would join Pressel, Yokomine, and Fujita at -10--and who would surpass them?<br /><br />The 1st to try was Webb. &nbsp;She made a heroic birdie on 17 to get to -11, but had to settle for becoming the 4th co-leader in the clubhouse when she suffered a walkoff bogey.<br /><br />Next up were Korda, Uehara, and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=98068">Na-Ri Lee</a>. &nbsp;Korda had fallen back to -10 with a bogey on the par-4 14th and couldn't make a birdie coming home. &nbsp;Lee did birdie 2 of her last 4 holes, but it was too little, too late. &nbsp;So all Uehara needed to do to pass the 6 co-leaders was to stay at -11. &nbsp;She did it with pars on 14, 15, 16, and 17, but she couldn't do it on 18. &nbsp;Now there were 7 players at -10 and only 6 left on the course. &nbsp;Would anyone break the logjam?<br /><br />The next threesome featured up-and-coming golfers looking for their 1st win ever (Choi and Kozuma) or 1st win on the LPGA (Mi Hyang Lee). &nbsp;Kozuma had righted the ship after her mid-round stumbles and had made 6-straight pars as she headed into the 18th at -11. &nbsp;Lee had followed up her birdie on 14 with 3-straight pars to keep pace with the JLPGA's last hope for a homegrown winner. &nbsp;But Choi had bogeyed the par-4 15th and needed a birdie on 18 or walkoff bogeys by her playing partners to have a hope of winning. &nbsp;In the end, all 3 parred out, making it 8 golfers at -10--and 2 at -11.<br /><br />Would anyone in the final group be able to beat Lee and Kozuma? &nbsp;Davies couldn't do it, as she finished with 5-straight pars to become the 9th player to end the week at -10. &nbsp;After her rough start, Suzuki had fought back to -9 with 2 holes to play, but parred out. &nbsp;Ilhee Lee got it to -12 with a birdie on the long par-5 16th, but she ended her 38-hole bogey-free run with a bogey on 17. &nbsp;Could she birdie 18 for the win? &nbsp;Would she join Webb and Uehara in the walkoff bogey club? &nbsp;Nope, she parred it to join the playoff with Kozuma and Mi Hyang Lee.<br /><br />And what a playoff it was! &nbsp;They played the tough 18th over and over...and over. &nbsp;All pars the 1st go-round...and the 2nd. &nbsp;All birdies the 3rd. &nbsp;All pars the 4th. &nbsp;Finally Mi Hyang Lee prevailed with her 2nd birdie of the playoff on the 5th go-round!<br /><br />If you had told me at the start of the week that Stacy Lewis, Na Yeon Choi, and Sun-Ju Ahn would finish outside the top 30 and Bo-Mee Lee, Ji-Yai Shin, Misuza Narita,&nbsp;Teresa Lu,&nbsp;and Mirim Lee would struggle to make the top 20, I would have told you that anyone could walk away with the victory (and that I'd be in contention for the wooden spoon, the cellar-dweller's prize in <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-picks-for-mizuno-classic.html">SeoulSisters.com's PakPicker</a>, this week!). &nbsp;In the midst of Morgan Pressel, Chella Choi, and Na-Ri Lee putting on a ball-striking exhibition, Ai Suzuki and Ayako Uehara putting on a putting exhibition, and Laura Davies and Karrie Webb showing the kids a thing or two, Mi Hyang Lee, Ilhee Lee, and Kotono Kozuma showed us all that you don't need to have a big name or a huge resume to create a lot of drama. &nbsp;Mi Hyang Lee's 2nd win of 2014 will move her up my ranking of the <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/10/22-under-22-october-2014-update.html">top 22 under 22</a> on major women's professional tours. &nbsp;Congratulations to Lee and condolences to everyone she surpassed!<br /><br />[<i>Update 1</i> (5:39 am): &nbsp;Sunday was a <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-hitchhikers-guide-to-2014-worldwide.html">day of playoffs</a>, as Min Sun Kim broke through for her 1st career KLPGA victory and Lee-Anne Pace made it 3 Ws in her last 3 starts!]The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/mizuno-classic-weekend-mi-hyang-lee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-34987643194807957652014-11-07T06:09:00.003-05:002014-11-07T19:34:53.588-05:00Mizuno Classic Friday: Morgan Pressel Leads Laura Davies and Chella Choi by 1<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=82827">Morgan Pressel</a> fired a <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/5026/R1">bogey-free 67</a> in the <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/11/mizuno-round-one-notes.aspx?__utma=1.82112721.1409488234.1415068313.1415356610.51&amp;__utmb=1.11.10.1415356610&amp;__utmc=1&amp;__utmx=-&amp;__utmz=1.1414813492.48.2.utmcsr=mlyhlss.blogspot.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/&amp;__utmv=-&amp;__utmk=12495028">1st round</a> of the <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;RoundID=1">Mizuno Classic</a> to take a 1-shot lead on <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=82630">Laura Davies</a> and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27991&amp;PlayerID=87987">Chella Choi</a> and a 2-shot lead on Pornanong Phatlum, Ilhee Lee, Mi-Hyang Lee, and Kotono Kozuma.<br /><br />The 22-year-old Kozuma, who's currently #28 on the JLPGA's money list, outplayed the tour's finest, including Sakura Yokomine (-2 with 15 greens in regulation, among the most in the field on the windy day), Ji-Yai Shin (-1), Bo-Mee Lee (-1), Ai Suzuki (-1), Misuzu Narita (E), Yumiko Yoshida (E), defending champion Teresa Lu (+1), Erina Hara (+2), Sun-Ju Ahn (+3), Mamiko Higa (+3), Shiho Oyama (+4), and Rikako Morita (+4). &nbsp;Unfortunately, last week's winner and 2-time champion Momoko Ueda had to withdraw before the tournament began. &nbsp;So it wasn't a great day for the JLPGA.<br /><br />By the same token, it wasn't easy for the LPGA's top players in the field, either. &nbsp;Past champions Stacy Lewis and Karrie Webb scrambled their ways to 70s (tied with Harukyo Nomura, Ayako Uehara, Sun Young Yoo, Saiki Fujita, and Marina Alex, along with Yokomine), Jessica Korda, Angela Stanford, Catriona Matthew, and Beatriz Recari had to settle for 71s (Recari despite tripling the 165-yard par-3 11th), young guns Mirim Lee and Moriya Jutanugarn shot 73s, Na Yeon Choi, Hee Young Park, and Ya Ni Tseng shot 74s, and Sandra Gal made a double and 4 bogeys on her way to a 75.<br /><br />Jennifer Johnson had the lone eagle on the front, taking advantage of the 485-yard par-5 7th hole, while Morita, Laura Diaz, and Danielle Kang eagled the 495-yard par-5 13th. &nbsp;Kang is on an eagle tear of late, but this time she couldn't do it on a par 3, as she's done her last 2 starts. &nbsp;Well, there's still 36 holes to be played and 8 more chances to get a hole-in-1 hat trick!<br /><br />I'm excited for Pressel, who hasn't been her usual accuracy machine off the tee in 2014, but who's putted the lights out all year. &nbsp;Choi's quest for her breakthrough victory on the LPGA (and her dad's to retire from caddying for her!) is another great story. &nbsp;As is Davies's quest to win her way into the LPGA Hall of Fame. &nbsp;They're all improbable leaders, though, so let's see how the biggest names in the field respond on moving day!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/mizuno-classic-friday-morgan-pressel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-86997438470520028012014-11-05T21:53:00.000-05:002014-11-05T21:53:07.373-05:00My Picks for the Mizuno ClassicI want to thank Tony Jesselli for cross-posting his <a href="http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/11/mizuno-classic-preview-pairings.html">Mizuno Classic preview</a> from his own blog here at his old stomping grounds yesterday. &nbsp;The <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/mizuno-classic/final-field.aspx">field</a> may be weak by LPGA standards, as he points out, but it's a great opportunity for some of the top JLPGA players to make a case that they deserve to be considered among the <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/10/so-now-who-do-you-think-has-had-best.html">best in the world this season</a>. &nbsp;Here are my picks for the <a href="http://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/76/pak-picker-standings-fubon-taiwan">next-to-next-to-last PakPicker competition of 2014</a>!<br /><br />1. Lewis, Stacy<br />2. Choi Na Yeon<br />3. Shin Ji-Yai<br />4. Ahn<br />5. Ueda<br />6. Lu<br />7. Choi Chella<br />8. Lee Bo-Mee<br />9. Lee Mirim<br />10. Oyama<br />11. Webb<br />12. Narita<br /><br />Alts: Uehara; Nomura; Yokomine<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://lllletsgolf.blogspot.com/2014/11/wednesday-preview-mizuno-classic.html">Centurion's preview</a>, too! &nbsp;So who do you see making Stacy work this week?The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-picks-for-mizuno-classic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-33820283006224610802014-11-04T22:28:00.001-05:002014-11-04T22:32:46.900-05:00Mizuno Classic Preview & Pairings<br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">With the Constructivist swamped at work, I thought I would keep things moving here with a copy of my Preview of the Mizuno Classic.</span><br /><br />_________________________________________________________________________________<br /><br />After another exciting finish in Taiwan, the LPGA moves to Japan for the playing of the Mizuno Classic. This will be the 6th and final leg of the Asian swing. This is one of the longest running tournaments on the LPGA. It was first won in 1976 by Donna Caponi. It is also one of the few 54 hole events that remain on the LPGA schedule.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a class="iol_imc" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" idx="1" style="height: 360px; left: 487px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; top: 153.5px; visibility: visible; width: 640px;"><img class="mainImage" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/dr/pga/sites/default/files/articles/lu-teresa-trophy-111013-640x360.jpg?1384072681" height="180" style="background-color: white;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">2013 Mizuno Classic Winner Teresa LU</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This will be tournament #30 of 32 on the LPGA 2014 schedule.<br /><br />Here are the Key details:<br /><br />Course: &nbsp;Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club<br />Location: &nbsp;Shima-Shi, Mie, Japan<br />Defending Champion: &nbsp;Teresa Lu (non-LPGA member)<br />Winning Score: &nbsp;70-68-64 = 202 (-14)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/mizuno-classic/final-field.aspx">Final Field:</a> &nbsp;78 players<br />Par: &nbsp;36/36 = 72<br />Yardage: &nbsp;6,506<br />Purse: &nbsp;$1,200,000<br /><br />My strength of field rating is just 36.5%, making it the weakest field of the year. The field will include Stacy Lewis, who will be attempting to take back the #1 spot. There will also be several top players from the JLPGA tour teeing it up.<br /><br />I will post the pairings as soon as they become available.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: red;">There is no television coverage of this event.</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b> Here are my Pak Picker Picks for this tournament:<br />1- Stacy Lewis<br />2- Chella Choi<br />3- Na Yeon Choi<br />4- Sun Ju Ahn<br />5- Teresa Lu<br />6- Karrie Webb<br />7- Mirim Lee<br />8- Jessica Korda<br />9- Jiyai Shin<br />10- Ilhee Lee<br />11- Ayaka Uehara<br />12- Bo-Mee Lee<br />With the 3 weeks left I am currently in 3rd place, but still have an outside chance of coming out on top of our field of 21 players.<br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: red;">Other Tidbits</span></u></b>:<br />Danielle Kang may not have won an LPGA tournament yet in her young career, but she sure is getting good at winning cars. For the second consecutive week she has aced the hole that had an automobile as the prize for doing so. I wonder what the Vegas odds would be for her doing it for a third consecutive time.<br /><br />Azahara Munoz has become the 9th player this year to pass the 1 million dollar mark in 2014 LPGA earnings.<br /><br />Stacy Lewis now has six second place finishes this year to go along with her 3 wins.<br /><br />Since I had pointed out several times earlier in the season how the American players were dominating the first half of the schedule, it is only fair that I now point out that players from South Korea have now won 8 of the last 11 tournaments. They now have nine wins this year, but will need to win the remaining 3 events to tie the Americans.<br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: red;">Rolex Rankings Movers of the Week</span></u></b>:<br />Amy Yang moves up from #24 to #19, while Pernilla Lindberg jumps up from #108 to #97.<br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: red;">Race to the CME Globe</span></u></b>:<br />Stacy Lewis continues to have a huge lead with 4,783 points. She is followed by Inbee Park with 3,912 and Lydia Ko with 3,313.<br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: #660000;">Who's Red Hot</span></u></b>:<br />Inbee Park has now finished in the top ten, eight consecutive tournaments.<br />Mariajo Uribe very quietly has six top thirteen finishes in her last 8 starts.<br /><br /><b><u><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Who's Ice Cold</span></u></b>:<br />I.K. Kim has only 1 top ten finish in her 17 starts this year.<br />Ai Miyazato has now failed to register a top ten in her last 37 tournaments.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="twitter-follow-button twitter-follow-button" data-twttr-rendered="true" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-5" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/follow_button.21f7daa948263c3043bab783473c3475.en.html#_=1415157615327&amp;id=twitter-widget-5&amp;lang=en&amp;screen_name=tonyjesselli&amp;show_count=false&amp;show_screen_name=true&amp;size=m" style="height: 20px; width: 133px;" title="Twitter Follow Button"></iframe> <br /><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/follow?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftony.jesselli&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=450&amp;height=80" style="border-image-source: none; border: currentcolor; height: 80px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe>Tony Jesselli (Tonyj5)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10928776936875684588noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/mizuno-classic-preview-pairings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-60274356631817070682014-11-03T21:37:00.003-05:002014-11-03T21:43:37.251-05:00Recommended Reading: On Inbee Park's 3rd LPGA Victory of 2014So once again I was unable to watch any LPGA that I DVRed this past week, due to work responsibilities reaching a white-hot pitch, imoto's interest in catching up on past seasons of <i>Once Upon a Time</i>, and my own interest in seeing Primus play live for what may well turn out to be the only time in my life.<br /><br />As a result, I'm going to recommend some other people's writing on <a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/fubon-lpga-taiwan-championship/full-results.aspx">Inbee Park's victory</a> at the <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;RoundID=4">Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship</a> by 2 shots over Stacy Lewis: &nbsp;<a href="http://lllletsgolf.blogspot.com/2014/11/inbee-holds-of-stacy-in-in-battle-of.html">Centurion</a>'s post over at LLLLet's Golf!, &nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/11/fubon-final-notes.aspx">LPGA.com</a>'s notes and interviews, the <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/news/associated-press/park-wins-taiwan-keeps-no-1-ranking/">AP</a>'s game story, <a href="http://www.ladiesontour.com/news/4735-inbee-park-holds-off-stacy-lewis-to-win-fubon-lpga-taiwan-championship">Ladies on Tour</a>'s summary,&nbsp;<a href="http://progolfnow.com/2014/11/02/inbee-park-captures-12th-career-win-taiwan/">Elizabeth Bethel</a>'s post over at ProGolfNow/Fansided, and <a href="http://womensgolfcenter.com/4475/inbee-park-wins-taiwan/">Rick Woelfel</a>'s post over at Women's Golf Center....<br /><br />Enjoy!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/recommended-reading-on-inbee-parks-3rd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-53163475743258176932014-11-02T06:09:00.000-05:002014-11-02T06:13:01.067-05:00Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Ladies Sunday: Momoko Ueda Chases Down Junko Omote for 2nd Win of 2014, 11th of Her JLPGA CareerMomoko Ueda chased down Junko Omote over the home stretch of the&nbsp;<a href="http://realtimescore.lpga.or.jp/PC/LeaderBoard/0/en">Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Ladies</a>&nbsp;today, making up 4 shots in the last 7 holes and 3 in the last 4, to take her 2nd JLPGA title of 2014.<br /><br />Ji-Hee Lee, the <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/10/hisako-higuchi-morinaga-ladies-friday.html">1st-</a> and <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/hisako-higuchi-morinaga-ladies-saturday.html">2nd-round</a> leader&nbsp;who was going for her 18th career JLPGA victory, went from a bad back 9 yesterday to a <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/1073/R3">worse front</a>&nbsp;today and plunged down the leaderboard, even as &nbsp;Omote, who's collected 3 wins in a 17-year career on tour, fired a bogey-free 32 to move to -11 and take a 3-shot lead on Ueda, a 4-shot lead on Erina Hara, and a 5-shot lead on Mika Miyazato and Yumiko Yoshida. &nbsp;Even as Megumi Kido made a move on the back to get herself into contention, Miyazato birdied the 421-yard par-4 11th, and Yoshida, Hara, and Ueda birdied the 503-yard par-5 12th, Omote hung tough with a string of pars on the front. &nbsp;But it all came apart for her as she made back-to-back bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes, 2 of the longest par 4s on Morinaga Takataki Country Club in Chiba. &nbsp;At that point, she was tied with Ueda at -9, 1 shot ahead of Hara and Yoshida, and 2 shots ahead of Miyazato and Kido. &nbsp;With the latter 4 safe in the clubhouse, it came down to Ueda and Omote to decide the title. &nbsp;When they both parred the long par-3 17th, whoever could birdie the 529-yard par-5 18th would win the tournament. &nbsp;And that player was Momoko Ueda.<br /><br />Ueda's 11th career LPGA victory moved her to 10th on the 2014 JLPGA&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/rankings/money/">money list</a>. &nbsp;Even though the money-list leader Sun-Ju Ahn and #4 Misuzu Narita sat this one out and Bo-Mee Lee, Ji-Yai Shin, Teresa Lu, and Miki Sakai had fairly disappointing weeks, there's still a pretty big gap between the tour's top 6 and the rest of its top players.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">1. Sun-Ju Ahn ￥148.41M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">2. Bo-Mee Lee ￥114.07M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">3. Ji-Yai Shin&nbsp;￥98.95M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><span style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">4.</span></span>&nbsp;Misuzu Narita ￥91.57M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">5.&nbsp;Teresa Lu ￥88.92M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">6. Miki Sakai ￥85.48M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">7. Shiho Oyama ￥75.45M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">8.&nbsp;Na-Ri Lee ￥70.40M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">9. Erina Hara ￥65.83M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">10.&nbsp;Momoko Ueda ￥61.95M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">11. Ayaka Watanabe ￥59.57M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">12. Esther Lee ￥56.93M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">13.&nbsp;Onnarin Sattayabanphot ￥54.05M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">14. Lala Anai ￥49.83M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">15. Rikako Morita ￥47.15M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">16.&nbsp;Ai Suzuki ￥46.72M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">17. Ritsuko Ryu ￥45.64M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">18.&nbsp;Ji-Hee Lee ￥42.41M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">19.&nbsp;Yumiko Yoshida&nbsp;￥42.29M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">20. Mi-Jeong Jeon ￥38.32M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">21.&nbsp;Erika Kikuchi ￥37.59M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">22.&nbsp;Junko Omote ￥36.02M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">23.&nbsp;Sakura Yokomine ￥35.11M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">24. Saiki Fujita ￥35.04M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">25.&nbsp;Kaori Ohe ￥34.77M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">26. Mami Fukuda ￥32.16M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">27. Yuki Ichinose ￥31.61M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">28.&nbsp;Kotono Kozuma ￥31.09M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">29. Phoebe Yao ￥31.01M</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">30.&nbsp;Mayu Hattori ￥30.07M</span><br /><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">31. Asako Fujimoto ￥28.08M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">32.&nbsp;Megumi Kido ￥26.77M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">33.&nbsp;Hikari Fujita ￥26.71M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">34.&nbsp;Na-Ri Kim ￥26.20M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">35.&nbsp;Yeon-Ju Jung ￥26.18M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">36. Yukari Baba&nbsp;￥25.72M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">37.&nbsp;Soo-Yun Kang ￥24.16M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">38.&nbsp;Rumi Yoshiba ￥23.92M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">39. Natsuka Hori&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20px;">￥22.60M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">40.&nbsp;Akane Iijima ￥22.20M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">41.&nbsp;Yukari Nishiyama ￥21.90M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">42. Mamiko Higa ￥21.71M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">43.&nbsp;Da-Ye Na ￥21.66M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">44.&nbsp;Rui Kitada ￥21.22M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">45. Shanshan Feng ￥20.04M</span></div><div><div style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">46.&nbsp;Miki Saiki ￥18.67M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">47.&nbsp;Megumi Shimokawa ￥17.82M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">48.&nbsp;Ah-Reum Hwang ￥17.54M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">49.&nbsp;Eun-Bi Jang ￥17.47M</span><br /><span style="line-height: 20px;">50. Yuri Fudoh ￥16.45M</span></div></div></div><br />Next up on the JLPGA is <a href="http://www.mizunoclassic.jp/">Mizuno Classic</a>, which is of course co-sponsored by the LPGA and was won by Teresa Lu last year. &nbsp;It's fun to see how Mizuno introduces the LPGAers in the <a href="http://www.mbs.jp/mizuno/player/index.shtml">field</a>&nbsp;and compare it to how the LPGA introduces the JLPGAers. &nbsp;But since I'm avoiding LPGA.com until I watch the coverage from Taiwan, I'll hold off on making that comparison for now!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/hisako-higuchi-morinaga-ladies-sunday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-57994297235825855262014-11-01T16:12:00.000-04:002014-11-01T16:12:05.632-04:00Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship Saturday: Stacy Lewis's 64 a "Not So Fast, Inbee!" to World #1<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=88105">Stacy Lewis</a> fired a bogey-free 64 on moving day at the <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;RoundID=3">Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship</a> to catch <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=82874">Shanshan Feng</a> at -17, 4 shots behind leader&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=82866">Inbee Park</a>, who made 3 bogeys today but offset them with an eagle and 4 birdies. &nbsp;There are 7 other players double digits under par already, but only of them only <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=88114">Azahara Munoz</a> has 3 rounds in the 60s, and she starts tomorrow's round 8 shots behind the newlywed and world #1.<br /><br />It's probably too soon to say it's a 3-player race, but after about 6 holes tomorrow, we'll have a much better sense of how this will shake out. &nbsp;There weren't as many big numbers today as in previous rounds, but some really good golfers had some awful fronts (Michelle Wie) and backs (Lydia Ko). &nbsp;Mirim Lee, for instance, would be much closer to the top of the leaderboard if she hadn't closed out the front with 3 straight bogeys and made a bogey and a double in her last 4 holes.<br /><br />Safe to say, though, that if Park, Lewis, and Feng can get off to good starts tomorrow, it'll be almost impossible for anyone else to insert themselves into their shootout. &nbsp;Go to bed early tonight and take advantage of "falling back" so you can get up early and watch the finale. &nbsp;That's my plan, at least!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/fubon-lpga-taiwan-championship-saturday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-40115981366237355222014-11-01T15:58:00.001-04:002014-11-02T06:13:14.179-05:00Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Ladies Saturday: Ji-Hee Lee Maintains Slim Lead, But Opens Door to FieldJi-Hee Lee got it to -10 after a <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/1073/R2">bogey-free front-9 32</a> today at the <a href="http://realtimescore.lpga.or.jp/PC/LeaderBoard/0/en">Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Ladies</a>, but a birdieless back-9 38 opened the door to her lead chase pack, which includes Momoko Ueda and Junko Omote at 7, Bo-Mee Lee at -6, Yumiko Yoshida, Yukari Baba, and Erika Kikuchi at -5, and Mika Miyazato, Erina Hara, Ai Suzuki, Esther Lee, and Megumi Kido at -4. <br /><br />The leading Lee is looking for her 18th career JLPGA title and 1st since 2012, while Ueda hopes to collect her 2nd W of the season and 11th of her career and the trailing Lee is gunning for her 4th victory of the season and 9th of her JLPGA career.<br /><br />I'll of course be rooting for Mikan to get her 1st professional win in Japan outside the Japan Women's Open, but would be really happy to see Ueda prevail in the end, as well. &nbsp;A huge comeback from Teresa Lu (-1) or Ji-Yai Shin (E) isn't entirely out of the question, either. &nbsp;Let's see what happens tomorrow!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/11/hisako-higuchi-morinaga-ladies-saturday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-38816193398506850012014-10-31T08:54:00.000-04:002014-10-31T08:54:16.191-04:00Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Ladies Friday: Ji-Hee Lee's 66 Gives Her 2-Shot Lead on Momoko UedaJi-Hee Lee fired a <a href="http://www.lpga.or.jp/tour/hbyh/2014/1073/R1">7-birdie 66</a> to take a 2-shot lead on Momoko Ueda and Mihoko Iseri into the 2nd round of the <a href="http://realtimescore.lpga.or.jp/PC/LeaderBoard/0/en">Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Ladies</a>. &nbsp;Mi-Jeong Jeon and Esther Lee are only 3 back, Ji-Yai Shin, Yumiko Yoshida, Ai Suzuki, and Natsuka Hori are 4 behind, and Bo-Mee Lee, Miki Saiki, and the visiting Mika Miyazato are 5 off the pace. &nbsp;Shin and Erika Kikuchi both got holes-in-1 on the 152-yard par-3 8th, while Kaori Makitani eagled the 487-yard par-5 6th. &nbsp;With money-list leader Sun-Ju Ahn and last week's winner Shiho Oyama sitting this one out, it's a great opportunity for for Shin and Lee to make up some ground. &nbsp;Let's see if they can make a move tomorrow!The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/10/hisako-higuchi-morinaga-ladies-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-19045473896910972332014-10-31T08:05:00.001-04:002014-10-31T09:02:07.833-04:00Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship Friday: Inbee Park and Mirim Lee Fire 62s; Park Leads Shanshan Feng by 3World #1 <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=82866">Inbee Park</a> followed up <a href="http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/10/fubon-lpga-taiwan-championship-thursday.html">yesterday's 64</a> at the <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Leaderboard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;RoundID=2">Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship</a> with a 62 to get to -18 and take a 3-shot lead on <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=82874">Shanshan Feng</a>. &nbsp;Park's ten-under-par round included a bogey on the par-4 4th and an eagle on the par-4 8th, along with 9 birdies, while Feng's 65 was marred only by back-to-back bogeys early on the back 9.<br /><br />Even as Park and Feng battle it out for world domination, the Rookie of the Year race is heating up. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=98054">Mirim Lee</a> fired a bogey-free 62 of her own today to catch <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=98109">Lydia Ko</a>&nbsp;(65) and <a href="http://www.lpgascoring.com/public/Scorecard.aspx?TournamentID=27989&amp;PlayerID=98201">Line Vedel</a> (68) at -10. &nbsp;Despite birdieing 6 holes in a row on the front and 7 of her 1st 10, ROY race leader Ko offset her last birdie of the day on the par-3 14th with a bogey on the par-4 15th. &nbsp;As Lee racked up 5 birdies on each side, Vedel had an up-and-down front, with 2 bogeys and 2 birdies, but turned it on during the back with 5 birdies (and a lone bogey) in her last 8 holes. &nbsp;If either Lee or Vedel are going to put any pressure on Ko down the home stretch, they're going to need to outdistance her over the weekend and challenge Park and Feng for the title.<br /><br />That's a tall order, especially when you consider that Azahara Munoz joins them at -10, recent world #1 and leader in every significant year-long LPGA race Stacy Lewis is at -9, 2-time champion Suzann Pettersen is at -7, and there are a bunch of golfers at -8 playing well enough to win this thing, including So Yeon Ryu, Na Yeon Choi, and Chella Choi.<br /><br />Given how many big numbers have been posted already this week--Lewis doubled the par-4 9th, Michelle Wie made her 2nd triple of the week, this time on the par-4 4th (she's well back at -6), Brittany Lang tripled the par-5 12th (she's -7)--it's too soon to think that the lead chase pack near -10 can't chase down Park and Feng. &nbsp;But it's likely that somebody in that pack will need to put together a course record on Saturday or Sunday to really put some pressure on them. <br /><br />[<i>Update 1</i> (8:10 am): &nbsp;Congrats to <a href="http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/11795402/danielle-kang-wins-second-car-8-days-another-ace">Danielle Kang</a> for winning her 2nd car in as many weeks with her 2nd hole in 1!!!]The Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com0http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2014/10/fubon-lpga-taiwan-championship-friday.html